There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Foster City by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, tram, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
4h 28m$366–466Fly Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
5h 53m$121–597Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvdbus Fcx
23h 13m$133–248Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Seattle to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
26h 36m$320–627Drive 826.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Foster Citycar 826.9 mi
14h 16m$151–218Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
6h 2m$159–385Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.bus
6h 46m$176–380
Seattle to Foster City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to bus which costs $130 - $250 and takes 23h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs $360 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Foster City. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Sacramento Bus Station and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Foster City. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 36m.
The distance between Seattle and Foster City is 715 miles. The road distance is 831.7 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Foster City without a car is to bus which takes 23h 13m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Seattle to Foster City, including transfers.
Seattle to Foster City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Foster City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Foster City is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs $360 - $470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $250 and takes 23h 13m, you could also train and Caltrain, which costs $320 - $650 and takes 26h 36m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Foster City, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd via Sacramento Bus Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 in around 23h 13m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center- Bay 34 to E Hillsdale Blvd & Foster City Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 (650) 588-8170
- shuttles@commute.org
- Website
- commute.org
Bus from Hillsdale Caltrain Station to Shell & E. Hillsdale Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://commute.org/
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Foster City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Seattle to Foster City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Foster City is 832 miles. It takes approximately 14h 16m to drive from Seattle to Foster City.
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